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POOL REGISTER.

No. 383,581. Patented May 29, 1888.

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POOL REGISTER.

No. 383,581. Patented May 29, 1888.

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POOL REGISTER.

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Patented May 29, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OrrrcE.

CHARLES S. KRAFFT, OF ALBANY, NEViZ YORK.

POOL-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,581, dated May 29, 1888,

Serial No. 200,000. (No model.)

To aZZ whonait may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. KRAFFT, of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Pool-Register, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my new poolregister. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same, taken on the line 00 0c of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 3 got Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail perspective views of parts of the locking-lever which holds the triangle, and which also operates the mechanism for turning the pointer and striking the gong.

The object of this invention is to provide a game-registering device adapted particularly for pool, and constructed with a lock for bolding the triangle, said lock being connected to j the down movement of the lever and lock with it upon the return movement of the lever, so

mechanism arranged to register the detachment of the triangle upon adial, strike agong,

and also at the same time drop a check into a 1 box.

In some cases I shall connect the register with a distant hell by an electric circuit arranged to be closed by detachment of the triangle from the lock.

The invention consists of the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

A represents the main casing of the register, provided with the glass face A in frontof the dial B, also with the long narrow glass face A at the center of the casing, and formed with an opening, A, in which the box or drawer A is held upon the bottom of the easing for receiving the checks A from the sliding shelf G (Shown in Fig. 2.) This shelf 0 is held upon cleats a a at the side walls of the main casing A, in line with the bottom of the glass front A. in the ledge A of the main casing,above the glass front A, is formed the slots Z), in which the checks are placed and where they are held in front of the glass A upon the shelf C until the lever D is turned downward to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupon the shelf 0 will be drawn inward from under the checks A* and will let them drop into the box or drawer A below.

The lever D forms a lock or holder for the triangle E, and is pivoted at b, and is constructed to draw downward the bar F when closed or turned forward to the position shown in full lines and held by the clasp or spring b.

The downward movement of the bar F draws downward the main lever G, thetail c of which at the same time distends the heavy coiled spring H. hen thus drawn downward, the pivoted point or spring-trip g of the lever G passes the toe i of the pivoted hammer-dog J, as shown clearly in Fig. 3, so that when the locking-lever D is turned downward to release the triangle the spring H will act on the lever G and turn the hammer-dog J and cause the hammerj thereof to strike the gong K.

J is the spring which returns the dog J and hammer and causes the strike. The trip 9 is pivoted to lever G, and is acted upon by the springg, so that it will pass the point i upon as to operate the dog J only one way.

The movement of the lever G,eaused by the action of the spring H, as just described, also turns the ratchet wheel L, arbor L, to which it is secured, and the pointers L attached to the outer end of the arbor in front of the dial B, the longer one of which is to register games, the smaller one to register cash-checks. This movement of the lever is communicated to the said ratchetwheel by the pawl Z, pivoted to the lever and acted upon by the spring Z. The ratchet-wheel L is prevented from backward movement by the stop-pawl Z held in contact with the said ratchct-wheel by the spring Z. The movement of the said lever G, caused by the action of the spring H, also at the same time draws inward the shelf 0 and lets the checks A drop into the boX N. This movement of the shelf is effected by the disk M, connected by the rod 111 to the lever G, and by the rod or hook m to the same shelf, as shown in Fig. 2.

N N are wires for connecting the register with an electric battery and with a distant electric bell. These wires are connected only IOC of the disk Q. placed upon the same pivot, b,

with the lever D, and one side of this disk is formed with the projection q,which theshonlder d of the lever D strikes when said lever is turned downward to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The contact of the shoulder d with the projection qtu ms the disk Q upon the pivot b and elevates the rod F, so that the spring H can act, producing the several results above specified-namely, the turning of the pointers L the striking of the gong K, thedropping of the checks into the box B, and the connecting of the electric circuit.

The downward movement of the lever D also releasesthe triangle for setting theballs or starting a new game.

When the balls are set, the triangle must be placed upon the hook D and the lever D closed, which movement will bring the shoulder d of the lever D (see Fig. 5) into contact with the projection q of the disk Q and turn said disk upon its pivot and draw downward the rod F, lever G, and distend the spring H,

. ready for action the instant the lever D is again operated to release the triangle. In this manner a perfect register of the games is kept.

Havingthus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The locking-lever D, hinged at b, and the holder or clasp b, in combination with registering mechanism, and a rod, F, connecting the said lever with the registering mechanism, substantially as described.

2. The locking lever D, hinged at b, the holder or clasp b, and the hook D, in combination with registering mechanism, and a rod,

F, connecting said lever with the registering mechanism, substantially as described.

3. The lever G. acted upon by a spring, H, in combination with the locking-lever D,disk Q, and rod F, connecting the lever G to the said disk and locking-lever, substantially as described.

4. The lever G, spring H, connected thereto, the locking-lever D, and disk Q, in combination with the rod F, gong K. hammer J, and the spring-trip g, substantially as described.

5. In a register, the lever G, spring H,counected thereto, locking-lever D, and disk Q, in combination with the rod F, ratchet-wheel L, dial B, arbor L, and hands L, substantially as described.

6. In a register, the lever G, spring H,cou-

nected thereto, locking-lever D, disk Q, and.

rod F, in combination with the gong K, hammer-dog J, ratchet-wheel L, arbor L, pawl l, dial B, and hands Ifisnbstantially as described.

7. In a register, the lever G, spring H,connected thereto, lever D, disk Q, and rod F,.in combination with the shelf 0, and means for communicating motion from the lever G to the said shelf, substantially as described.

8. In a register, the lever G, spring H,counected thereto, lever D, disk Q, and rod F, in combination with the gong K, sliding shelf 0, hands L,and means,substantiall y as described, for operating the hands and shelf and striking the gong from the lever G, substantially as described.

9. The lever G, spring H, connected thereto, lever D, disk Q, and rod F, in combination with registering mechanism, the electric wires NN, and a circuit-breaker operated by the lever, substantiallyas described.

10. The rod F, having book 1), and the disk Q. having prongs q q and projection q,in combination with the lever D, having shoulders d 11, substantially as described.

CHARLES S. KRAFFT.

Witnesses:

J our; J. Bron. N. J. MITTLER. 

